Treats
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- (v.) Third-person singular present form of treat.
The contract treats all parties equally.
- (n.) Plural form of treat, which is not commonly used as a noun in legal contexts; see treat for substantive definitions.
The company gave their employees various treats.
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'Treats' is primarily a verb form derived from 'treat.' In legal writing, substantive use of 'treat' appears in various contexts such as treatment of data or treatment of parties; 'treats' follows standard inflectional usage and does not have a separate legal meaning.
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